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Object NameUltra Lightweight Mirror Blank

Manufacturer(glass) Corning Inc.

Manufacturer(finishing) Raytheon Optical Systems, Inc. (ROSI)

Made FromGlass

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning (glass); United States, CT, Norwalk, Canbury (finishing)

TechniquePolished

SizeOverall D: 30.8 cm, Diam (max): 238.76 cm

Accession Number99.8.13

Credit LineGift of Raytheon Optical Systems, Inc. (ROSI)

Curatorial Area(s)

Science and Technology

On ViewGlass Innovation Center. Optics Gallery.

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This lightweight fused-silica mirror is similar to the mirror of the Hubble telescope. Like the Hubble mirror, it was made to be launched into space. From beyond our atmosphere, in the clear, airless reaches of space, the Hubble searches for the edge of the universe - and the beginning of time.

Physical DescriptionUltra Lightweight Mirror Blank. (Itek project 9750 Primary Mirror). Mirror blank, polished, uncoated.
Provenance

Source Raytheon Optical Systems, Inc. (ROSI) - 1999